The propargyltitanium reagents derived from 1-alkylpropyne condensed with aldehydes to give α-allenyl alcohol regioselectively, while the allenyltitanium reagents generated from 1-alky1-1-butyne derivatives gave threo-β-acetylenic alcohols with high regio- and stereoselectivities. The course of the reaction was determined by the substitution pattern of starting alkynes. The similar reactions of metallated
Reactions and characterization of allylic and related zirconium reagents (allenic and γ-alkoxyallylic zirconiums) generated by treatment of allylic and/or propargylic ethers with a zirconocene-butene complex (“Cp2Zr”) are described.